Operation: Opera
This weekend at the Sir James Dunn Theatre, experience the big sounds of opera classics, without all of the stereotypes
Halifax Summer Opera performances aren't only for the operatic fanatic.
These days, while the rest of campus is shrouded in mid-summer silence, the theatres and subterranean corridors of the Dalhousie Arts Centre are a hive of activity.
In mid-July, 70 young musicians and directors from across Canada descended on Halifax for the Halifax Summer Opera Workshop, a four-week program that culminates in a week-and-a-half of performances ending August 12:
Carmen,
A Midsummer Night's Dream and four one-act operas. For Dr. Anthony Radford, director of the workshop's production of